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For so long, movies around the holidays have been merry and bright. Lately, more and more seem murderous and designed to fright. Take this winter, where, of course, sugary options abounded, such as "Mary Poppins Returns" on the big screen and "A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding" on TV. Then...

The heads of prominent Dallas and North Texas Film Festivals announced their selections for the Top Ten Films of 2018 with Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther , Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma , and John Krasinski’s A Quiet Place taking the top three spots among films released in 2018. Justina Walford (artistic...

Atomic Fiction (which was acquired by Deluxe Entertainment in July and then made part of Method Studios) handled the lion’s share of VFX shots for Welcome to Marwen (Universal Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures) which is based on the true story of Mark Hogancamp (Steve Carell), who, after a violent...

After a year like this, Netflix shows no signs of chilling. The dominant online video streamer started 2018 with almost 118 million subscribers, went on to win its first feature-film Oscar, briefly surpassed Disney as the most valuable U.S. media company, lured the likes of superstar show runners...

The 16-year-old charmer who conquered “The Voice” with her old-school country touch helped boost NBC to a weekly ratings win. Nearly 10 million viewers watched Chevel Shepherd win the singing contest, making it last week’s most popular entertainment show. Shepherd, of Farmington, New Mexico, was...

The young men sit in chairs in a circle in a small meeting room in suburban Seattle and introduce themselves before they speak. It is much like any other 12-step meeting — but with a twist. "Hi, my name is," each begins. Then something like, "and I'm an internet and tech addict." The eight who've...

A look at the biggest box-office hits and flops of 2018: HIT: "Black Panther": On a budget of $210 million, Ryan Coogler's superhero film — the first to feature a predominantly black cast — grossed more than $700 million domestically (third highest all-time, not accounting for inflation) and $1.3...

Terry Bradshaw thought his career as a football analyst was over in 1993 when CBS lost the NFL rights to Fox. But instead of going back to cattle ranching, he has had a front-row seat to the biggest sports broadcasting startup of the past quarter-century. "It seems like an eternity. We all have...

Stirring public service fare, comedy and GEICO were prevalent in the 10 most viewed SHOOT videos of 2018. Also included in the mix were a music video benefiting Jamaican bobsledders, a feel-good commercial for the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, and a Nike spot in the continuing “Just Do It” campaign. A...

Comcast Cable Advertising, a division of Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq:CMCSA), has launched the next phase of Blockgraph, an industry initiative designed to create a secure way to use data and share information. Comcast is now working with other industry partners on this initiative, including Viacom...